WELCOME TO YOGA WITH JESS

Kia ora, I’m Jess, founder of Mindful Pathways, Bloom Wellbeing, and Outdoor Wellbeing NZ.

I’m a yoga and mindfulness teacher, mum of three, and lifelong student of the body, mind, and heart. My work weaves together Yoga, Mindfulness, Ayurveda, and nature-based practices to support women’s mental health and emotional healing in ways that are trauma-informed, inclusive, and deeply human.

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I’m a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, and trained in Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness with David Treleaven. Alongside this, I’ve completed advanced yoga teacher trainings with Tiffany Cruikshank and Jason Crandell, and I’m currently studying to become an Ayurvedic Practitioner, deepening my understanding of holistic health and women’s wellbeing through this ancient wisdom tradition.

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Through Mindful Pathways, I offer free, trauma-informed mindfulness programmes for women in and beyond prison - a project that sits close to my heart. My online studio, Bloom Wellbeing, and my nature-based offerings through Outdoor Wellbeing NZ continue this mission: creating safe, accessible spaces for people to reconnect with their bodies, breath, and inner resilience.

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I have a special interest in supporting women to gently process and move through trauma in safe, embodied ways - using mindfulness, movement, Ayurveda, and compassion as anchors for healing and self-discovery.

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I’ve personally navigated the challenges of endometriosis, postnatal depression, PTSD, and trauma, and these experiences continue to shape the empathy, depth, and care I bring into my work.

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When I’m not teaching, you’ll find me outdoors or at the paddocks with my horses,  my happiest place and a source of grounding and joy.

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At the heart of everything I do is a simple belief: that healing happens through connection - to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world.

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Much Love

Jess x